Toy.



J. TOSTA.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1915.

1 1%1 43% Y Patented June 1, 1915 JOAO TOSTA, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

. TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Jane-1.119115.

Application filed January 12, 1915. Serial No. 1,775.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoAo TOSTA, a subject of the King of Portugal, residing at Lowell, county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a toy and more particularly to the class of whirling toys.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this character, wherein a plurality of bells are suspended from ribbons connected to a rotatable member, which 7 is adapted to be manually actuated so that the bells will through inertia be caused to whirl in the air, thereby distending the ribbons, the same being differently colored with respect to each other, thus giving the effect of a blend thereof, and in this manner the appearan e Will be attractive and fanciful to the operator. 7

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this character, wherein an effective aerial display will be had, when it is active, thereby giving amusement to the operator, the toy being of novel form and construction to render it attractive and assuring amusement to the user.

A further object of theinvention is the provision of a toy of this character, which is simple in construction, readily and easily operated, and inexpensive in manufacture.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

. The invention accordinglyconsists in the -features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction herein after set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2, is an enlarged sectional view through the stationary and rotatable members thereof. Fig. 3, is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through one of the bells; Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawin Referring to the drawing in detail, the toy comprises a sleeve-like andle 5, which is formed with a circular head or, disk 6 at one end, and fitted snugly within the said handle is a bushing which extends through the length thereof from one end to the other of the same. J ournaled in the bushing is an operating spindle or shaft 7, formed at one end with an actuating crank 8, while the opposite end is bent to provide a staple like terminal 9, which is secured in a rotary head or disk 10, having passed centrally therethrough the spindle or shaft 7, so that on rotating the latter by manipulating the crank 8, the head or disk 10 will be caused to turn at the speed desired for a purpose Hereinafter described.

Mounted in the disk or head 10 at its periphery are diametrically opposed eye-members 11, to which are tied or otherwise fastened the ends of ribbons or flexible strips 12, carrying at their free ends bells 13, havmg free clappers 14 therein, so that the same will sound the bells 13 when the ribbons or strips 12 are set in motion, the ribbons or strips 12, each beingdifi'erently colored from the other, to give an attractive appearance on the distending thereof by centrifugal force during the rotation of the spindle or shaft 7, for driving the head or disk 10, in the operation of the toy.

The toy when set in motion will effect an aerial display and the ribbons or strips v centrifugal force imparted thereto on rotating the head or disk 10 will give forth an effect of a blend of the different colors of the said ribbons or strips 12, thereby lending faneifulness and attraction to the operator of the said toy.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the toy will be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation of the same has been omitted for the sake of brevity.

tionary member, a rotary member supported therein, flexible strips connected at intervals with the rotary member, and sounding devices on the free ends of the flexible strips.

2. In a toy of the class described, a handle having a head, a shaft rotatably supported in the handle, a head on the shaft, eye members mounted in the periphery of the last named head, colored ribbons connected to the eye-members, and bells on the free ends of the ribbons.

3. In a toy of the class described, a handle having a head, a shaft rotatably supported in the handle, a hand crank at one end of my hand in presence of two subscribing witthefshzhft, i1 heatgbon the othgr end of tlie nesses. sha t, exi e ri ons secure at interva s to the last named head, and each being of a JOAO TOSTA' 5 different color relative to one another, and Witnesses:

bells on the free ends of the ribbons. ANTONIO SIMAO,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set TnongAs T. 

